Laura Vandervoort

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Summary

Laura Vandervoort is a Canadian actor and producer known for Smallville, V, Bitten, V-Wars and The Handmaid’s Tale. Her work includes genre roles and physically capable female leads; she has said she wants women to have more opportunities as directors and to play dynamic, intelligent characters. She has developed and produced projects with women collaborators to create roles actors might not otherwise be cast in. Her public record includes recurring advocacy for women’s presence and creative control in film and television, but no public statements on party politics, race-focused activism or LGBTQ advocacy are on record.